A61M 25/10
Balloon catheters
Official title: Balloon catheters ({A61M25/0125 takes precedence; embolectomy A61B17/22032; retractors A61B17/02;} inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts A61F2/958 {; stomach balloons for treatment of obesity A61F5/0003; oesophagal tubes A61J15/00})
A61M25/10 (Balloon catheters) appears on 10,490 US grants and 11,624 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 10,490
- Published applications
- 11,624
- Assignees
- 2,559
- Inventors
- 11,911
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 54 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 61 | 0 |
| 1990 | 74 | 0 |
| 1991 | 92 | 0 |
| 1992 | 119 | 0 |
| 1993 | 146 | 0 |
| 1994 | 191 | 0 |
| 1995 | 201 | 0 |
| 1996 | 187 | 0 |
| 1997 | 190 | 0 |
| 1998 | 299 | 0 |
| 1999 | 233 | 0 |
| 2000 | 266 | 0 |
| 2001 | 247 | 125 |
| 2002 | 227 | 335 |
| 2003 | 307 | 338 |
| 2004 | 205 | 387 |
| 2005 | 173 | 389 |
| 2006 | 157 | 345 |
| 2007 | 155 | 403 |
| 2008 | 111 | 380 |
| 2009 | 123 | 407 |
| 2010 | 255 | 418 |
| 2011 | 271 | 421 |
| 2012 | 319 | 472 |
| 2013 | 377 | 490 |
| 2014 | 398 | 520 |
| 2015 | 386 | 546 |
| 2016 | 381 | 507 |
| 2017 | 372 | 549 |
| 2018 | 363 | 526 |
| 2019 | 512 | 618 |
| 2020 | 496 | 625 |
| 2021 | 418 | 546 |
| 2022 | 370 | 469 |
| 2023 | 420 | 482 |
| 2024 | 371 | 511 |
| 2025 | 381 | 489 |
| 2026 | 246 | 326 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 2025/1043With special features or adapted for special applicationsIndexing code6,144
- A61M 25/104Used for angioplasty2,790
- A61M 25/1002Characterised by balloon shape2,128
- A61M 25/1011Multiple balloon catheters2,045
- A61M 25/1027Making of balloon catheters1,669
- A61M 25/1018Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices1,410
- A61M 25/1006Balloons formed between concentric tubes349
- A61M 25/1025Connections between catheter tubes and inflation tubes237
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Recent patents
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- Aortic arch repair systems, devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,846 B2Octin Health, Inc.
- Catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,074 B2Nowwell Flow Technology AS
- Balloon cervical dilation devices with telescoping inner shaft, methods of use and manufacture and kits therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306137 A1Medicines360
- Venous embolic protection filter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306239 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Trodusquemine-coated balloon for targeted treatment of atherosclerosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306719 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Systems and methods to sense characteristics of a therapeutic agent in vivo8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306803 A1TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Chemical ablation and method of treatment for various diseases8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306804 A1Neurotronic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use1,862US 6,450,989 B2Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2002
- Endovascular aortic valve replacement1,735US 5,370,685 AStanford Surgical Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures1,703US 6,190,353 B1TransVascular, Inc. · 2001
- Atherectomy device having a flexible housing1,560US 4,781,186 ADevices for Vascular Intervention, Inc. · 1988
- Coaxial catheter system1,540US 7,766,894 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2010